tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372432081562643074.post5869887476763208611..comments2024-03-28T21:01:14.748-04:00Comments on Femulate: Lavern Cummings RIPStanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259788604423472207noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372432081562643074.post-80641346586246046242019-04-19T05:48:09.273-04:002019-04-19T05:48:09.273-04:00i actually wrote a song about ms cummings (called ...i actually wrote a song about ms cummings (called "he's in love with lavern") a year or two back , which i had hoped paul himself might hear as i knew he was still alive at the time. sadly though it has still yet to be recorded/performed live (which if and when that happens, i am hoping will be accompanied by some kind of slide show or dylan-style throwing-away pics of lavern as part of my own drag/female impersonator show), so when it finally gets done it will sadly have to serve as a posthumous tribute to what was one of the greatest female impersonators ever, and certainly an inspiration to me<br /><br />btw: as far as i'm concerned today's drag queens are just garish and uncouth freaks, with none of the feminine style that lavern and her peers had!gina vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372432081562643074.post-66828589150998074472018-04-02T21:46:55.774-04:002018-04-02T21:46:55.774-04:00Thanks Sheila. That's what I thought, but wasn...Thanks Sheila. That's what I thought, but wasn't sure female impersonation was still a theatrical thing.Julie M Shawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372432081562643074.post-21122822407885385242018-04-02T14:39:57.858-04:002018-04-02T14:39:57.858-04:00Hi Julie and Stana,
I think the difference betwee...Hi Julie and Stana,<br /><br />I think the difference between Drag and Female Impersonation has always had these meanings:<br /><br />Drag - exaggerated, theatrical, and sometimes outrageous female presentation incorporating “overdone” clothing and makeup (especially eyebrows and eyelids);<br /><br />Female Impersonation: very realistic female presentation incorporating realistic womenswear and makeup ... the goal is for the impersonator to look and act as much like a cisgender woman as possible ... this is probably what most of we femulators aspire to.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />SheilaSheila from Tampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230335934380274993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372432081562643074.post-9228789192445881402018-04-02T11:15:09.763-04:002018-04-02T11:15:09.763-04:00P. S. - If I wore that Arafeel dress, I'd be a...P. S. - If I wore that Arafeel dress, I'd be afraid of moving for fear that I'd flash my panties! <br />Just sayin'.Julie M Shawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372432081562643074.post-86998738473446496692018-04-02T11:12:34.748-04:002018-04-02T11:12:34.748-04:00Very sad news. She was beautiful!
It does bring a ...Very sad news. She was beautiful!<br />It does bring a question to mind. These days, is there a designation between Female Impersonation and Drag? (asking for a friend!)(giggle)Julie M Shawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372432081562643074.post-59583687222877688532018-04-02T09:17:23.604-04:002018-04-02T09:17:23.604-04:00The irony of this tragedy is that located one bloc...The irony of this tragedy is that located one block east of the intersection of Charleston and Decatur is the Flex nightclub. One of the regular Saturday night shows at Flex is the "What a Drag" show by the Queens of Las Vegas. I had the pleasure of seeing them on one of their road shows last weekend in Pahrump, NV. <br /><br />Peace to you Lavern. You'll be fondly remembered by many. Heather D. Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076997705804858763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372432081562643074.post-74156839732010702612018-04-02T08:37:56.702-04:002018-04-02T08:37:56.702-04:00You are right, she is very beautiful, what a perfe...You are right, she is very beautiful, what a perfect profile!Connie Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526657792519056005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372432081562643074.post-24103001386183190622018-04-02T08:08:27.335-04:002018-04-02T08:08:27.335-04:00Laverne elevated drag to an art form. No cheesy ma...Laverne elevated drag to an art form. No cheesy makeup or clothing just classic woman with a wonderful voice. It was hard to believe she was male when you saw her pics and performancesjoanna Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16722222181799879120noreply@blogger.com